Fitxa persona

I am a University Professor in the Department of Corporate Finance at the Faculty of Economics, Universitat de València. I hold a degree in Economics and Business Administration from the same university. Additionally, I have completed the Course of Pedagogical Adaptation (CAP), currently assimilated into the Master's Degree in Secondary Education at the Complutense University of Madrid. I earned my Ph.D. in Financial Economics from the University of Valencia with a doctoral thesis titled "Valuation of shares in the Spanish and European capital markets," achieving a grade of Excellent Cum Laude.

In the realm of education, I specialize in teaching Finance for the Business Intelligence and Analytics degrees, as well as the double degree in Business Administration and Management and Law. Additionally, I contribute to the Master's programs in Corporate Finance and Business Administration-MBA. My educational contributions extend beyond the classroom. I have authored over forty teaching publications, presented more than twenty papers at educational innovation conferences, and actively participated in thirteen teaching innovation projects. Additionally, I lead the Consolidated Group for Teaching Innovation in Corporate Finance (GINFICO). Notably, I've published two Finance manuals and several book chapters with prestigious publishers, many of which are indexed in the first quartile (Q1) according to Scholarly Publishers Indicators (SPI). My dedication to teaching excellence has been recognized with the Fernando Sapiña award for outstanding teaching materials and the distinction of the best teaching innovation paper at the International Conference on Innovation, Documentation, and Education.

In the realm of research, I serve as the leader of the EFICO research group (), and my current focus revolves around studies related to Sustainable Finance, Corporate Governance, and Board Gender Diversity. Additionally, I have conducted research in Asset Pricing and explored the impact of the economic and industrial environment on financial decisions. My contributions to the academic community extend beyond research, as I have been a speaker at over thirty international and national congresses organized by prestigious entities. These include the European Financial Management Association (EFMA), Global Innovation and Knowledge Academy (GIKA), International Conference on Advanced Research Methods and Analytics (CARMA), Annual Conference ASFAAG (Academy of Sustainable Finance, Accounting, Accountability & Governance), Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology, and the Spanish Finance Association (AEFIN), among others. I have authored more than thirty articles in esteemed journals, the majority of which are indexed in the first quartile according to Journal Citation Reports (JCR). Noteworthy publications include articles in Business Ethics, the Environment & Responsibility (Q1), International Business Review (Q1), Journal of Business Research (Q1), Small Business Economics (Q1), European Journal of Finance (Q1), Sustainability-Entrepreneurial Sustainability: New Innovative Knowledge (Q2), Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research (Q2), Quantitative Finance (Q2), and Spanish Journal of Finance & Accounting, among others. My contributions to research have been acknowledged with three prestigious awards from The European Academy of Management and Business Economics and The Iberoamerican Association of Management Control.

Furthermore, I have actively engaged in research contracts with the Valencian Institute of Economic Research (IVIE). I have been a key participant in numerous research projects, including several transfer projects recognized by the Valencian Agency for Innovation (AVI) under the category of “Complementary actions to promote and strengthen innovation.” Additionally, I have contributed to other transfer projects, also acknowledged by the AVI, specifically in the line of “Valorization and transfer of research results to companies."